Woodworking Sex Appeal

Have you found members of the opposite sex pay more attention to you after they discover you’re a furniture maker? Or, after taking up the craft, your spouse brags to all her friends that she suddenly finds you more manly? It’s not the oil stain under your fingernails, nor the callouses your growing (unless like Curley in Steinbeck’s “Of MIce and Men,” you always wear a glove on one hand as a special consideration for the missus). No, it’s just that as a furniture maker you’re expressing that romantic side that’s not so evident in your everyday work as an accountant, insurance salesman, UPS delivery man or magazine editor.

The sex appeal of woodworking was made clear in a recent clip from the TV show, “Portlandia.” The ladies are swooning over the newly minted furniture maker in town. Be forewarned, there is a caveat, but you’ll have to watch the clip .

About Steve Shanesy

Steve Shanesy is the former publisher (and former editor and senior editor) of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Following his retirement, he is now a contributing editor, blogging about what he's doing in his own shop.

17 thoughts on “Woodworking Sex Appeal”

Spudhogg,
Funny, I’ve experienced just the opposite since I retired 7 years ago as a UPS driver ! Of course now that I’m in the wood shop and not out on the road , no one see’s me, so it’s hard to judge !

I’m a Seattle native, and I have always disliked the show Portlandia. My wife (who loves the show) is from Virginia, and says the reason I dislike it, is that it hits too close to home. Now, I really hate Portlandia.

Firstly, the woodworking sound effects are beyond hysterical. Secondly, I never really considered one way or the other if the opposite sex found woodworking sexy. But, the truth is, deep down, they really do. I won’t say how I know, but I do know…:)

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